Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTK OMAHA HATTY rVNTnAV l\fATnH \ 12 1RB3.
PULSE OF WESTERN PROGRESS
Maroli in tbe Grow Bessrve in
Montana.
ENOW BOUND IN MOUNTAIN WILDS
Front * of Mil-tip lUlnlnc In
H riic liijr TOttnr 1'nwtir Varioti *
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Trouble is brewing between the" Crow In-
fiiane and the vrtiitcs who invested in tbe
reservation laud reconUy reded to tbe gov-
nninicut and thrown oj > en to settlers in Mon
tana. Considerable gun play bus been in
dulged in on both sides , resulting in a few
funerals The cause of ttie trouble la not ex
plained in the accounts. It is more than
probable avaricious bind hunters are re
sponsible for it , because heretofore the
Crows have been friendly to the whites and
ctaumth allies of the government.
The Crow reservation is almost as great
LHSew.lcrsrj. stretching along the south
bide of the Yellowstone for about 400 miles
end extruding southward to the Big Horn
mountains nnd to tbe "Wyoming line IJich
bottom laudi , mountains of mineral and
tnii'ts of primitive forest are comprised in
this territory Tin- Crows are blowly solving
the problem of civilization , although their
inrlinotion to peaceful pursuits is some
times rudely disturbed by the raids of
their immemorial enemies , the Ph-cuus , and
It is not in the nature of the Crows to forcro
retaliation Were the reservation di
vided among the members of the tribe each
buck , squaw and papoose would receive 1WK )
Hires. If OJIP travels through the Big Horn
rallcy In these days he will Und it dotted
with cabins that are surrounded by corn and
vegetable patches In a few instances dugouts
for the winter storage of crops have been
constructed and -ven stables built for Mon
tana cayuscs which have lieeii broken for
harrow and the plow These signs of indus
try are evidences that the strenuous counsel
of army ofllcors and the Indian ugcnts to
take up lands in severally -have not been dis
regarded , but it must lie admitted that the
-work of rcderajrtiou is slow , for the hunting
grounds of the Crows arc still more alluring
than t.he productive toil of the ilelds That
nubhtautial progress is belne made , however ,
nm.\ lie Judged from the fact that whereas
tbeie Indians n few years ago possessed only
Iielts , robes and wild bronchus , their wealth
jioxv includes many farming implement ! . ,
II.IKK ) ponies , 2MK > bend of cuttle , and in
tiumberable pigs , sheep and fowls.
TVrrllilc izporiruo lu Mountain Wild * .
A party of four elk hunters returned to
tTauima "Wednesday after a thrilling and
nlmost fatal experience in the wilds of
uorthweitern Washington. The party
istarted out in January1 to bunt elk on the
upper waters of the Wynofehoe river in
Chuhalis county. When the great .lanuury
finovr storm came they were imprisoned , and
Jiovr only just been able to ream civiliza
tion again. From Tucoma tht'j went to
Sheldon and made their way theuc-e across
the mountains to the upper waters of the
"Wyuocchee. The start from Sheldon )
was made January 1. A fortnight's ,
liuuting showed a record of
eleven elk , and the men were about to break
cump On the day when thev were to start
out the snow storm began and raged for sev
eral days The snow was light and soft , vD
that the men were unable to make their wnj
ubout in it without sinking to their waists
The storm was n terrible one. The roof .SOf
thnir rubitt broke down with the weight ofe.
HUOW and occasioned them much trouble.
As the imprisoned men had finished up their
provisions with the intention of leaving at
once and had only kept a little of
the elk meat they soon exhausted
their supply of food. The snow was
eight feet deep on the low laud , fifteen
und more in the drifts. They were kept
busjus lhf.\ said , rustling for wood. Hav
ing no aics tliei could only break off pieces
nud cut twigs with thenhunters' knives !
Finally their food ran out altogether and
tti y hadnothingforthroedays. One evening
uu eagle lit tin a tree about twenty rods from
camp nud this they were able to shoot. In
the uighl ml ull ; iidtiiidtired past the L-ump :
through the snow , but the men were so ex
cited and so weak that the eichtecu shots
-which they toed at the uuimnl were
unavailing Next day they started out
to run the elk down , and found him not
far away , helpless hi the snow. They cauf nt
and killed him with n knife A fortnight
after a deserted hunter's cabin was reached
b } one of the men and in it was found an ax
mid a good supply of salt , the two things axof
which they stood in the greatest need. With
the ax wood was split and hewed , and snow
shoes -wore made , by means of which the
onen made then ; way down the river They
are greatlj emaciated and very weak. They
nuy that their cravings first for suit mid
then for bread were something indescriba
ble. They were for thirty-one ooys with
out other food than elk meat , und they re-
liortthat the severity of tlio storm - reus
doincthiiig unheard of among the hunters
of the district.
Nlii < tit
State Senator .Tool J. Hurt and several
other -prominent ilockmasters unite in the
Htntoment that the sheep busiuess ns now
conducted in Wyoming pays 75 per cent t n
year. The rapidity with which the wool
mouarehs have acquired wealth really bears
out this claim of enormous profits. Mr.
Hurt , for instance , was but a few years ago
struggling along witu a small iiuuch of
steers. Ho saw nothing but "hard times
ntiuad f or the beef industry and in despair
concluded to battle with the vicissitudes ilrof ,
Xhe sheep business , Improved methods
wore cominc into vogue -when he took : u
Hack on shares. Hurt is a progressive
wan and n hard worker. Hevus one of
Ihe first to see that a ranch was not
needed in the sheep business. All that
is uec-cssari is -wagon to .follow each flock.
Your sheepman's headquarters are not ilied.
Plucks ant grazed to the north in summer
uud to the south in winter , thus accommo
dating the ways of the wind. The only locul-
4ti arrangements , are to deal satisfactorily
with the tux collectors ana tu make dipping ,
xhcuriug ana shipping points Flocks in
Wyoming are remarkably ireo from disease.
U'he loss by storms has lieen of no account
whatever since skillful men -went iuto the
liuhinoss. When u blizzard comes on the
band is budded in the shelter of cliffs. Tlio
only 'uuust1' IB that sht > e.P must bo run in atop
age brush country When snow is deep
they thrive on the leaves and light brunches
of the brush They are trailed over dis
tinctively grass country in the summer
J D. Woodruff , who was a cow boy less [
than eight years ago , is now the owner of
IfiU.lMK ) Bheep , has nioue iu bunk and numer
ous other investments. J. B. Okie started
with MX ) sliwp nine years , ago , now has 20-
< MK ) und is wealthy , .lolui Martjn was u
herder seveu yuan , ugo uud now bus 8,000 )
lieml and mom\\ George Miiddeii was a
herder in IKMi.now has HO.llOO und in.OOO
btuiop A list like this might be extended
lieyoiid two st-oro. Hurt says u niuu with
ST > . ( KM1. or its equivalent in nerve , industry or
tin. friendship of a ilookniuhlcr , can make u
fortune m bheep before he knows it.
Sutru'H Immi'MHi , Jluth IIou n.
A bath bouse that Mr. xAdolph Sutro is
having built on the harbor shore near San
Francisco gives promise of being one of the
wonders of the Pacific coast , bo vast is the
scale of construction. It is situated in Lheu
natural cove iuto which sweeps the line i of
surf To break its onset und protect the
building a mussire sea wull has IHHJU built.
On the iuuor side of It i an iuolosure with
4i tarpueity of IIKHIIKK > gallons of water , uud
UlJiKHint to this are six apartments or th -
iug tanks , -which are to bo filled orn
the large reservoir with water ut various :
tonipuruturt's. to suit the bathers. JJo
jmmpiug will IK ) necessary , the flow from
The oo ! uu Idling continuous bv reason OIUof
the conformation of the cove which is that
of horseshoe In the calmest weather all
the tanks can t * iillud in iiftv minutes. The
-vviiBto water is carried bjiiinB far out .to
ua. Back of the baths tiers of neat * are 'to '
be raised for the accommodation uf thou-
r.unds of sKKtui < irs The dmtsiug rooms ,
400 in numlKsr , will be iduued under the seats
and ou uvc different Hoar * . They urt > to bo
Ibiishttd handsomely with natural woods uud
jirovidod with the l esl apjiohitmeuU. . Ou
o h 1loor there will
ultto Iw a clubnxim )
JUuvatom will curry iiatron * from iiturj into
Htory Over all tboro trill be a roof ol plaai
IC.O by 250 loot At night tlio building will
bo lighted by elpctricttr A stage for dra-
rnatir performancennd & promenade on thn
roof for URC In sunimt-r arc ulno feature * of
tbe scheme. Tbe work of construction will
take a year ftufl a half from vrhieh alane the
magnitude of tlio enterpri6 may tir Inferred.
owcr.
A corporation ha boon formed In Seattle
for the purpose of harnessing the orator
power of Snoqualmlo falls and transmit tbe
power to the dty
The power of Snnquaimie falls Is suffldent
to ojxu-Bte all the .machinery and all the
street railways lu Seattle. They pire power
greater in proportion to the quantity of
water in thorn than Xtacura falls , as they
are ! ifW feet liigh , while tbe height of the
American fall at Niaparu Is 107 feet , and
that of the Horseshoe fall Is 15S feet. A
number of turhiue wheels will be placed
at the foot of the falls and will
transmit tbe pnwcr to shafting which
will wnvey H to an immense electric
plaui on th < < hanks From tbi * plant the
electric rurrcnt will lie carried by Btroup
underground cables in nn almost air line to
the dty , whore the current will be di -
trllfutod by Bmallor wires to the point
where it is to be used What numlior of
horse power can bo developed by the falls
has only been roughly estimated , but it runs
into the hundreds of thousands.
The economy to lie effected by the use of
this prcat natural power is enormous. On
the basis of nn initial expenditure of KKK ! ( > , -
IKKI , it is estimated that power can IIP sup
plied for only 110 jKjr cent of the cost of fuel
alone in the present ( Jectric plants , irre
spective of the wages , first cost and cost of
maintenance.
bnlid Muriii In H l > f > HOrt.
Accounts and illustrations of sand storms
in the great Sahara desert occupy consplcuw
oufc places in school books , but one will
search in vain for similar treatment of
American deserts , yet storms occur periodi
cally in these desolate regions which equal in
fury those of Sahara , iu proportion to urea.
A storm of this kind raped in the desorf near
Pha-uix , Ariz. , tun days ago. The wind
readied a Telocity of from forty to eichty
miles per hour , and evorytliinp loose
was carried before it The sand dunes of all
sizes on the desert were lifted and shifted
from place to place , assuming now and fan
tastic shapes Often it looked from the
car Arindows like a prent sea of powdered
r.iiow rollinp tilllow upon billow across the
desert. Then a contrary gust will catch it ,
hurl it hiph iu the air nnd obscure every
thing The stiarp particles nnd even small
gravel strikes one ( in the face and bauds
with such force as to make him fool as if be
was being pelted with small shot When
travelers on the desert are caupht by such
storms the only way to protect themselves
if , to sit down with their hacks to it , cover
their faces and wait lor it to subside
How thn 1'rlHnmir r.Hcn } > cl.
The other day when the Union Pacific
train stopped ut Rock Sprinps , Wyo. , a
deputy sheriff pot aboard with a prisoner
who hud been committed for wife heating
nud wus being taken to the prison at Green
River. The officer took his charge into the
smoker and remained with him until the
train pot In motion , when he went back to
i tnt1 first class coach to chat with some lady
friends Ttie conductor came through the
smoker , saw the prisoner , and demanded his
ticket , supposim ; him to be an ordinary
pasHouper The wife beater had no ticket
and no cash , and , in obedience io the iron
clad rulefc of the road the train was stopped
and he was gently ejected The conductor
1s
noticed that he struck a Maud S gait as
soon as he touched the ground , but thought
nothing of it. In the next coach the deputy
sheriff stopped the relation of & choice hit of
po.sbip to hand the conductor two tickets
with the information that one of them was
for a prisoner in the smoker The surprised
conductor broke the news pcntly , nut the
next station was reached before the official
rccorered from his astonishment.
Urtiut 1 Hut to.
Butte , Mont. , is a great show town. The
town itself is a show of no moderate girtn.
Founded and built on Innumerable reins of
silver and copper nud frescoed perennially
with the prime and thrilled with the hum of
great industries , it is peerless in its class.
Sports and sporty people there hibernate
and operate wide opuii. But its variety
halls are u. siph't. The.v are to' BUtte what
Chinatown is to San Francisco. They run
"all nipht till broad daylight , " as the song
goes , nud close then merely to give the bottle
tle rusher a chance to sober up. A late
play bill announces in mellow tones the at
tractions that are common there : "Great
success of the Spokane Falls circe. Miss .Lil
lian Mason , the $100,000 beauty , the defend
ant in the celebrated sensational divorce
suit now pondiup in Spokane , Wash. Cor-
cow , the millionaire brewer , sued for $100-
000 foralionatiup her affections. " "Goldie , "
n dancer , "having recovered from wounds
received In the sensational Whipple-Buise
shooting tripedy , inwhich she so miracu
lously escaped death , " is also on the bill.
lliiortlc In Jdahn.
The late Idaho legislature did not , appar
ently , achieve a high reputation for honesty.
Governor McDonnell has addressed a letter
to the district attorney for Boise City calling ;
attention to "the notorious fact" that bri
bery was practiced , and requesting him rite
institute proceedings to bring the guilty to
justice. The governor declares corruption
was not confined to any-party. Members of
all parties were susceptible to financial ofn
fluence. "It matters not where the ox may
fall , " says the governor , "whether upon
republicans , populists or democrats , your
duty and the duty of ever.\ peed citizen is to
see thut the charges ure sifted to the bottom ,
that the guilty oneb are punished and the
honest may receive their just meed of ten
mendation. If this cannot bo stopped , and :
if men. cannot be prevented Iroin coming ro
und openly and boldlj jiurchasiup the es
of the representatives of the people , -\ve
might us well prepare ourselves , to bid good
bye to a republican form of government. "
Kxtiirmiiiutorfc.
There has been n general impression ,
says
the .New York Tribune , that the hunters of
big game in the far west , who buve done
more than any others to exterminate the :
buffalo and drive elk. bear and other large
animals to the inaccessible fastnesses of the
Rocky mountains , have boon reckless sports
men from the Bri.ish isles , nnd there has
IHIOU much outcry against them as the chief
offenders. It is gratifying , therefore , to note
that Tisoount Eunismore of Ireland is an
exception to the apparent rulo. He lifts inDt
warning voice , and says that if t-tcjis are not
taken quickly to stop the indiscriminate
slauphtor ol big pame iii the west the sports
men will soon have nothing to shoot Ho
pnppests thut the killing of large animals bo
stopped bylaw for three years , at least.
Here is something for the sportsmen of this
country to think about.
Snow \ulaurhra lu th VTi'sL.
One of tbe greatest and , iu some respects ,
most appalling dangers that threaten minors
and mining camps hi the mountains of the
west und northwest nt this season and on
iuto the spring is from the tremendous ava
lanches of BUOVV that swuop down the moun
tain sides , carrying away and burying
everything in their path. The edge of a ter
rific snowblidu near KUMQ , Wash. , hist week ,
swept over the entrance to a mine , carried
away all the buildings , blacksmith shops ,
bhods , storehouses and 400 or 5UO tons of ore ,
und two minors , who ran out from the mi no
ojieiilup to Bin' what was the cause of the
great nmrinc sounds. The men are buried
under JM feet of HUOW and their bodies will
not be recovered until lute in the spring.
> ( iliruHku uud NnliruhLiuit.
Mike Sullivan is a candidate for the
O'Koitl postofllce.
Adam Hcr/op has boon nominated for
jKistmaster by the democrats of Harvard
Dakota oounty was orpuuired by the terri
torial legislature thirty-soven years ago hist
Tuesday.
Harvard -will soon vote on a projioBltiou to
vote Imuds to erect an adequate high school
building.
The Rock Island round bouse at Fuirbnry
caught lire uud was only saved from coiu-
plote destruction by the hardest efforts ,
J H Hamilton of Ctilfux county scut
twelve curiouds of fat cattle , 203 bead , to
Baltimore last week , und Jroin there they
will be shipped to LivoriKiol , England Hie
Journey ucroas the water taking eleven or
twelve duyt. Mr. Hamilton shipped the
same last your and made a hand ntne profit
HiFe cxixvii to hip more later in the Bcanon
Four men accompany the slocit to take cure
oflt
ofltWilliam
William Sherman a prom-infiil citizen and
} Jrwolerof Harvard , died suddenly of. heart
disease !
Editor Graves of Cnlnn will rosam * the
publication of the Ledger Jnst as soon as be
can recover the plant Irani the ImnflB nf the
sheriff.
John Barnd , president of the doftmrt Com
mercial and Savings bank of Kearney , bus
been ncqutUed of the charge of misappro
priating funds
Trottiup horsp nwnors In the vielnlty of
PupUllou ure to hold a two days nice meet
ing some time in June and the business men
of the plucc have agreed to put up liberal
purses.
Frank Fowler , living two miles-west of
Weotrtng Water , lost his barn , three valua
ble horses and u lot of farm implements by
fire In rescuing three of the six horses Mr.
Fowler was badly burned abuut the face uud
hands
The Southeastern Nebraska Teachers as
sociation meets nt Beatrice on March 2)1 ) , ill )
and HI. An interesting program has been
prepared. A WO banner will be presented to
the county having the largest per cunt of
their teachers present.
Sherman Mulvanv of Mason City started
out for the home of Ida Brown with a li
cense in his pocket. While after the
preacher , one Ball of Loup City passed him
nud carried off the prospuctive bride. Mul-
vnny took the train to follow up the run
away pair and the end is not yet.
The creek nt Pouca overflowed its banks
and flooded the town , and an area of two
blocks wide and four blocks long was cov
ered wlttrwater to a depth of from two to
four feet. The Northwestern trucks south
of town were submerged and the road bed
damaged so as to delay trains until the
water loll No serious damnpe was done in
town f uither tnan the lloodiup of collars and
wells and causing inconvenience to truvjl.
It is reported the Haruey Peak tin mill will
resume operations this week
Rapid City , S. D. . has a total debt of t241-
000 , an increase of $ ) ,000 m u year.
The Golden Reward clean-up in Deudwood
for the lust eight days of February was
814,000 In 700 ounces.
The estimated revenue of the state of
Washington for the ensuine two years , based
on a "ii-mill annual levj , is Sl.OOS.OOO.
The Tucoma city council has decided to
submit to popular vote uu ordinance bonding
the citj for $2,150,000 for the purctfcise and
extension of the water plant.
The Idaho senator who accompanied
charges ugumst a follow member by a bottle
of mucilage , which be threw nt the lattor's
head , evidently wanted his charges to sticlt.
There is great excitement nt Ellcnsburg.
Wash . whore it is reported u valuable gold
ledge has been struck m the Swanke tunnel.
It is said to be a rich strike , the ore going
| uDOO a ton.
Under tue reapportionment bill the next
legislature of Montana will contain eighry-
two members , twenty-one in the senate and
sixty-one in the house , an increase of five
members iu the former nnd six in the latter.
The hanging of u brutal Indian murderer
in San Quentm , Cul. , prison last week is
noteworthy , simply as the first legal execu
tion within the walls of a state prison in
CalUornm , in accordance with the hew law.
Spectators were excluded.
The twenty-first annual mooting of the
Wyomincr Stockgrowers association will l e
held in Cheyenne on Monday , April a , ISM ,
at 10 o'clock a m , for the election of officers "
and such other business as muy properly
conic before the meeting
The report of the auditor of Siour Falls ,
S. D. , shows the total expenditures for the
past sii mouths to lie $ llr ( ) r > 0.21 ; revenues
collected , HS'Hfl.MuncolUictcd ( ; assessments
duo the city , f llM.G.'i.'i 07. The net inaehted-
ness of the city is $33sr 72.Xi. !
The downfall of pugilism in San Francisco
is so complete that even the sporting frater
nity entertain Etna J hopes of its resurrec
tion. The athletic clubs have liowed to tno
law. and the largest and strongest , the Cali
fornia , has closed its doors and giYcu up its
lease , thus acknowledging defeat.
A well known cattleman of Hed Cliff
was riding along a narrow road near the
city when his horse became unmanageable
and both animal and rider were plunged
over a precipice. The fall was forty feet
sheer , after which the horse and man rolled
down a mountain side to the railroad track.
lr ( M ) foot below , where they were found
half an hour later. Not a bone in Crane's
body was broken.
A. flanauer , Jr. , of Salt Lake City has com
piled a statement of the gold and silver out
put of "Utah for 1HU2 for tno use of Director
of the Mint Leeuh. fle places the silver
output of the territory at something like :
1KK1,000 ( ounces less than the report of Wells ,
Fargo & Co , The total gold output for 1S ! > 1
was KS1.G44 , lor 3 Hie , SttOJU ! , showinc an in
crease of $232. The silver output for 18SU
was 6,7T 0ir ! > 2 ounces , for IBM it was 7,7(12- (
2ofl , snowing a decrease of OS5 ) U5 ounces.
If you arc tired and never hungry , Hood's
Sarsajmrilla will make you fuel strong and
well , and pive you a heart1 , appetite.
niauiKrck'K Ajiliorlgtnft.
The fact that Bismarckin his pensive
moments , has been a forger of senten
tious aphorisms , says the Speaker , was
brought to mind by the appearance
last week in Purib of a translation of Ms
' .Note-Book of Youth. " This work dates
from the great man's lltth year and
it is full of solemn remarks. For in
stance : " .Love is blind ; friendship shuts
the eyes" ( which is not bad , by the way ) .
Again : "You often hear the rich man
saying to the poor man , 'I have no
inonoy. ' A great mind in certain fash
ionable gatherings says as much by its
silence. ' ' ' 'In the tete-a-tete , " Bnya Bib-
marek , "a woman speaks aloud to the
man who is indifferent to her , low to the
man &he is > near loving , and keeps
silence with the man bhe loves. "
TYe seem to have heard something >
like this before ; but when the prince
compares wise men to stem winding
wat ches , which have attached to them
selves the machinery Soi regulating |
them , and other men to old-fashioned ,
watches , which need a separate key , ho
is entirely" original. Let us conclude
with the following , which is worthy of ;
the author of "Three Men in a Boat : "
"Reading a medical book one fancies
one has all the maladies it describes ;
similarly when reading the work of a
moralist one discovers all the faults he
points out in others. "
A Sliipli' Trial
Convinces the most skeptical of the efficacy
of Schiftmaun's Asthma Cure .No waiting
for resulti. Its action is immediate , direct
uud certain Sold bi all drugcists Trial free
Aiiiuiut . f'ttuh um uuiu c ure.
A queer rabbit htory , which beats
"Uncle Reinurf" at nib l s l , eoine.s from
Davidson , N. C. , via tbe Atlanta Con-
Htitutioii. "Mr. John Hedrick killed J
very large rabbit "during1 tbe snow. It
bad a large raised place on tbe inside of
tbe left bind leg whieb be cut into and
found between tbe llesb and bide two
leather winged bats , , wbiob were full
grown. Tbe bats were fastened to tbe
lie.sb of the rabbit by a leader or wome-
thmg similar. There was not u broken
place in the hide until Mr. Hedrick 1
out it. "
Nervous headuohes promptly cured bv
Bromo-Soltzor Trial byttle lOc.
JOSS BUSINESS AS A FRAUD
Consul Botflac's ' Observations Upoa a
Ohinose Product
NOTABLE FXKES QP CELESTIAL ART
DIlTfirmit Clnnpird ot thfi Ciarrlupi In f > o ) > -
* tnni > Gri'iit V rl tjnud JJnanty
or Curt nil rrullAtmirn The
Antlqultj- Ci'liin.
"I am sorry to be obliged to state that
muoh of tlio joss business is u fraud ,
} ) lous und otherwise"writeMr. Edward
Bttdloa , , consul tit Amoy. China , to the
State department , says the AYasbinpUm
Po t. "The regulation joss is either a
very fat and placid pentleinun with a
larpe penius for lolling , or a dipulfiod ,
virtuout female with a superfluous num
ber of arms and hands. But these styles
did not suit merchants who desired to
astoni&h their folks at home. So , to
please their customers , the Mongolian
joss muter , with u keen eye for the main
chance , turns out an assorted lot of clay
hobgoblins warranted to freeze tbe olood
of u small boy or produce hysterics in a
nervous and dyspeptic girl. In this
category come the man with the tiger
face and ferocious funga , the so-called
'God of Hunger , ' who is only an every
day , half-starved opium-smoker , and the
'Snake God , ' who probably is a phase of
delirium tremons. None of these lielong
to Chinese art. ' '
They are simply 'fakes'
made for the markets of Christendom.
"Joss mailing is very simple. The
manufacturer's chief stock in trade con
sists of wooden or metal molds. In these
the wet clay is put into shape and al
lowed to dry. It is then touched up ,
dipped in molten glaze , and allowed to
coot. The average workman can turn
out 10U a duy. Tbe cluy is kaolin , run
ning from red and gray to snow white ,
and costs about 1 cent per pound. The
glaze is melted in a small charcoal
furnace similar to the old-fashioned
soldering furnaces of retired plumbers.
The wages of a good artist vary from iiO
cents to 40 cent- , per duy. The c'o.-it of a
fair-sized image is about 3 cents. He sells
it for 5 cents to a native , and for as high
us So to the credulous European or
American tourist. The molding , touch
ing and retouching are the same in all
the shops. The glazing varies infi
nitely.
"Another and very different group of
josses are those carved from wood and
covered with gold and guy colors. Many
of these ure very ancient and are much
more in demand than the pottery ware.
They are carved wilh , evident skill and
retain their brightness for years. The
prices vary according to size , workman
ship and amount of gold or other decora
tions covering them *
The smallest made are but an inch
high , and bring a few cents. The
largest are ten to twelve feet high , and
cost $150 to SoOO andi-upwurds. In the
larger sizes ( say tho.se of more than a
foot high ) the carving is admirable und
the coloring lifelike and very artistic.
There are four of these large sized josses
in the famous temples of Lam-jio-do , ut
the entrance of Amoy harbor , and they
produce as imposiiig an effect as any
collection of statues -in the galleries of
Europe.
"Joshes carved from stone ure rare and
dear. Great mandarins pay fabulous
prices for small ones made from jade ;
thorie made of the pale green and light
blue shades are much more valuable
than the white , yellow or brown. Ldu ,
the former governor of Formosa , owns a
joss about eight inches high , which is
said to be fifteen centuries old Mid to be
worth 810,000. Small ones of one to two
inches high seldom cost less than $ i00 ! to
Sii50.
' In almost every modern drawing
room there is an ungainly statue or carv
ing in soapstone , which the owner
vaguely say came from Japan , China-or
somewhere in the far east. "Where they
really do come from is Puchau , which ,
next to Amoy , is the greatest and most
important city in the province of Fo-
Kien. A few are carved in Amoy , TVen-
chow , Chan-Chan Fee and Canton out 13f
the soapstone rock -\vnich occurs in in
exhaustible deposits in tbe vicinity 13f
Fuchau. But neither in quality , much ;
less in quantity , will the output of ull
these three places combined compare
"The Fuchau carving are famous in
China and are found in every city and
town. The simplest are basso and alto
relieves , upon irregular plaques , ordi
nary plates and clumsy vases. The fig
ure is a joss ( the conventional diety ) , rr.a rr.n.
patron saint , a hero , demigod or dragon.
Sometimes the artist is a portrait cut
ter and , instead of on imaginary crea
ture , turns out a very fair representa
tion of a human being. The carvings aof
tliis class are very cheap , ranging from
15 cents upward. The relief portraits
command prices from $1 to & 5. tsof
* 'A second class of work are articles of
domestic utility puper weights , ink
stands , joss stick .holders , pin boxes ,
jewel cases , pedestals and the like.
They are cut in simple , geometrical
forms , are highly polished and decorated
with floral designs and serpentine work.
They are not dear , costing from 5 cents
to si.
"A third class consists of statues and
animal figures. The dragon , the Dog of
Huppinesi , the Heavenly Poodle ,
Buddha. Sira , the Goddess of Mercy ,
fishes , buflaloos and lions are the favor
ite designs of both maker and buyer. rLn
size tbe carvings range f wnn a mere toy
lialf an inch high to handsome pieces of
two feet square. There if a wide range
of prices.u rough dragonet bringing a few
coppers , while a laj'ge und well exe
cuted Goddess of Murcy i quickly aold
at 540 to 3C.O.
"Collections of crfsh'1 are of considera
ble interest. They are small coins of
bronze , brass , cojijiatj-or t > ilver ranging
in intrinsic value trom oue-t\veutietti of
u cent u > ii cents. The oldest of the.se
coins cm record uiipeawid ub.mt ii'IOO B.
C. Over l.iO.UOU difierent kinds of cash
are preserved in cp gptiouh. rioiue are
wonderful example oT coinage , but incnt
of them are ciuuisy ai'fl ' coarpe. In this
field the east is u paradise for the num
ismatist.
"He can work alljhif , life , spend very
little" money , and . .leave to posterity
thousands ot coins. .1.11 he need do is to
confine his work i r the collection of
cash , the famuli ooms"in brass and bronze
whose value ranges * Ironi one-tenth to
cuie-Iuurtetmth ol a cunt. Tneir. work
manship varies , but i Usually very good ,
Highest of ail In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov'i Report
ABSOUL TEOf PURS
Their RhajMj today is IIKO that of
EuroiOttD coins , with the exception that
throuph the center is a Hqunro hole
. through which the coins are strung to-
petlier like lieads.
"Th ocist inoreuHWj us you ev bauk-
ward in time. . The cnsb ul this century
ttaa be pt-ourwd at tlt ir nominal fiioo
vtflue. Thm of the eighteenth un4
HcronUteoth ot'tituries lninjr from 1 to 10
cents each. Tbxwe of theHatidvimsti s
. fi im A. D. 206 to A. D. 100 , brinp SJOO
ouob when in fin * stato-of } ) reHervutkiu. "
Mr. Bad lee also treat of the Uia-rout
oarvinpN the uiulciue of fie-urett H , or
"littl * devils , " and carved fruit stotios.
Of thttse he says : "The carvine * display
treat variety and beautv. One class
represents bunches tif flower ? and 1 euros ,
in : which pistils , t-taiueu's und tendrils
ure accurately executed. Similar to
ut
these : ure fruits and flower * and flowers
and loaves. A second class is fntiiporiod
uu carvings of birds , reptiles and higiior
animals.
"The drapon , prlffln , htork , snake ,
horse , lion , tiger , camel , elephant and
bull are the favorite figures. I do not
recall ever having ween u cat , dog. wolf ,
Hhoen , emit or other animal beyond those
specified. A friendly mandarin to whom
1 stated this said that a canon in Change
caning wus to reproduce only those
uulinals which hud been deified , und
that the ten mentioned were about the
only ones which had enjoyed divine
honors.
"A third class , und by far the most in
terot > titig. compriiei groups of human
figures , representing scenes , in history ,
poetry , mythology and the drama. The
workmanship is often HO fine us to be
tiiicroHoopic in iu. delicacy , in fact , the
finishing touches are made by the artist
while using u magnifying glass of at
least fifty diameters On htoiies not
over uu inch In length along their major
uxis it is not uncommon to find eight ,
nine und ten ehurueterb in diflerout at-
titudet- and costumes.
"Unlike most i > ha et > of Chinese art ,
there is much regard paid to jierspec-
tive and foreshortening , rinnie of these
pieces inight have been made by Hindoo
or Italian urtiftts so free are the j from
local or racic conventionalism. Kover-
tholesh. in the main , conventionalism is
all prevailing. Dignity always weart , a
beard , und Ioncomedj with villainy are
' dihguKod with queer markiusrs and
quaint attitudes. The horse has u head
twice too large and the dragon carries a
tail which in roul life would have in
sured his prompt destruction. Gods
wear queues and goddetsos stroll ubout
on cornprested feet. But was there ever
u school of urt of any sort free from con
ventionalism':1 Even were there one it
would pivbablj be at , unsatisfactory as
the most artificial systems of our own
civilization or of this btrunge and
michty one upon the borders of the
China sea. "
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Than take in anj other form is what many
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those folks. It curt" , constipation , uud though
not u cathartic , moves the bowels every day.
All druppists.
A 11 un per 1111 h Kibk.
Applicant for Insurance ICe , sir ; I
neither chew , drink iior swear ; I don't '
go to the theater or attend balls and
have no evil associates. I am ut home
always by 30 o'clock ; am a Sunday
school teacher , and my morals are above
reproach. 1 never hud u day's sickness
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no superior. I learn it is extensively
used at the Chicago and Calumet Clubs ,
and it can be found at the homes of the
clubmen at any time. I can only speak
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